Helmut Kessler, Ph.D.

CTO-Europe, IDEX Optics & Photonics

[email protected]https://www.idex-hs.com

Helmut Kessler, PhD, is CTO-Europe, at IDEX Optics & Photonics.

FIGURE 1. High-reflection bandwidth depends on refractive-index ratios.

Lasers & Sources

LARGE OPTICS: Petawatt high-LIDT coatings don't sacrifice performance

Nov. 1, 2012

High laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) optical coatings help enable the highest-peak-power lasers in existence today.